Mercia Asset Management (MERC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mercia is a regionally focused private capital asset manager with c.£2.0billion of AuM, investing across venture capital, private debt, private equity and property development finance. Our purpose is to deliver long-term value for investors while supporting the growth and resilience of the UK economy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 29 to 30
• 50-Day Range: 27 to 32
• 52-Week Range: 25.13 to 32
• Volume: 80,817 shs
• Average Volume: 566,812 shs
• Market Capitalization: £123.14 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.39%
• Price Target: GBX 67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mercia Asset Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mercia Asset Management scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Mercia Asset Management has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mercia Asset Management has a consensus price target of GBX 67, representing about 128.0% upside from its current price of GBX 29.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mercia Asset Management has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mercia Asset Management is -14.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mercia Asset Management is -14.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mercia Asset Management has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MERC.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mercia Asset Management pays a meaningful dividend of 3.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mercia Asset Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MERC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Mercia Asset Management in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £59,949.52 in company stock, which represents 0.0487% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mercia Asset Management insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £59,949.52 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.70% of the stock of Mercia Asset Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.13% of the stock of Mercia Asset Management is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: LON:MERC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.merciatechnologies.com
• Phone: 44 3302 231 430
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,320
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mercia Asset Management: GBX 67
• High Price Target: GBX 67
• Low Price Target: GBX 67
• Potential Upside/Downside: +128.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (2)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £436.32 million
• Net Margins: -25.23%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -4.78%
• Return on Assets: 0.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 99.15
• Quick Ratio: 5.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £34.14 million
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.60
• Book Value: GBX 42.90 per share
• Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 419,134,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £123.14 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80